Trump and Queen Meet for Tea, Walk Castle Courtyard

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President Donald Trump and his wife Melania had tea with the Queen Friday.

In a TV interview, Trump said the queen told him Brexit is a complex problem.

The queen does not comment on political matters and has never indicated whether she favors having Britain leave the European Union.

President Donald Trump has told a British TV interviewer that Queen Elizabeth II told him Brexit is "complex."

Trump's interview with Good Morning Britain was broadcast Monday. The president spoke to Piers Morgan on Air Force One Friday evening.

Asked the queen's view on Brexit, Trump said: "She said it's a very complex problem."

Trump's comments were unusual because most heads of state do not discuss their private conversations with the queen. Trump met the queen Friday at Windsor Castle.

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The queen does not comment on political matters and has never indicated whether she favors having Britain leave the European Union. She remained scrupulously silent during the Brexit referendum campaign in 2016, which saw Britain vote to exit the EU.

Trump declined to say what he believes her view is on that important question. Britain's plans to leave the EU bloc have been slowed by difficulty reaching an exit deal with EU leaders.

Trump did say he admires the queen and found her to be "incredible", "sharp" and "beautiful."

The president's meeting with her seemed to go well, but some in the British press criticized Trump for briefly walking in front of the 92-year-old queen while they were reviewing an honor guard on the castle grounds.